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Requiem for Popeye: 1993-2009

By junior on August 22, 2009, at 5:35 pm

How do you say goodbye to a friend?

Last night, Spouse and I were awake a little later than usual; she was idly catching up with some Facebook friends, and I had my nose buried in my newly arrived Maple Leafs Annual. Popeye got up from his usual resting place – in front of the […]

August 22nd, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Juniorvania, Popeye | 15 comments - (Comments are closed)

One in the hand AND two in the bush

By junior on January 31, 2009, at 11:14 pm

Spouse and I headed out today with Popeye in tow for a walk in the winter woods. There are a lot of pretty well-known birding areas not far from the borders of Juniorvania, perfect destinations for wintry perambulations. The F.W.R. Dickson Wilderness Area is a beautiful little plot of land that is the site of […]

January 31st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: birds, Digital Photography, Popeye | One comment - (Comments are closed)

On Duty in the Complaints Dept.

By junior on May 11, 2008, at 9:56 am

Sitting in in one of the yellow Muskoka chairs under a tree in the backyard. My belly is full, (eggs, bacon, hashbrowns and toast) and I have a warm cup of tea at hand. Popeye is slumbering in the grass about ten feet in front of me. The birds are chirping and warbling. Hanging from […]

May 11th, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: Juniorvania, Popeye | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Happy Birthday!

By junior on April 16, 2008, at 12:41 pm

I forgot to post anything specifically commemorating the event (I was too busy dissecting the centurion-related pre-game lunacy), but yesterday was the one year anniversary of HiR:tb. Postings were sporadic at best in the first few months, but all in all I’m pleased with myself so far for sticking with this project to date – […]

April 16th, 2008 | Category: HiR:tb, Popeye | One comment - (Comments are closed)